{"id":4964,"date":"2006-10-27T13:33:17","date_gmt":"2006-10-27T13:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/south-dakota-news.html"},"modified":"2006-10-27T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2006-10-27T13:33:17","slug":"south-dakota-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/south-dakota-news.html","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the other referenda of interest on election day will be South Dakota&#8217;s Referred Law 6 &#8211; the abortion ban in that state.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20061027\/NEWS\/610270334\">new bishop of Sioux Falls was ordained, and he something to say:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bishop Paul Swain came out swinging Thursday. Within an hour of being ordained a Roman Catholic bishop and installed as the eighth leader of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, he had spoken out on two issues on the Nov. 7 ballot.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#8217;m proud to say that the first vote I will cast as a South Dakotan will be yes for Referred Law 6,&quot; Swain said, to applause and a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>Referred Law 6 is the abortion ban, which was passed by the state Legislature earlier this year and will be decided by voters. It outlaws all abortions except those done to save a pregnant woman&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This law is not perfect legislation, but it will better respect and protect the vulnerable,&quot; Swain said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said he would vote yes on Constitutional Amendment C. Approval of Amendment C would amend the South Dakota Constitution to recognize marriages between only a man and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Swain said he was not judging or demeaning anyone by doing so but preserving the common good and encouraging family life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voteyesforlife.com\/\">VoteYesForLife is running a new commercial featuring a former Planned Parenthood abortionist stating her support for the law.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the other referenda of interest on election day will be South Dakota&#8217;s Referred Law 6 &#8211; the abortion ban in that state. Yesterday, a new bishop of Sioux Falls was ordained, and he something to say: Bishop Paul Swain came out swinging Thursday. 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